Make Shadracks Your New Christmas Tradition! Baseball season may be out, but there’s still good reason to visit the Smokies Stadium this December. That’s because Christmas Wonderland is in! Shadrack’s is lighting up holiday nights during this beautifully magical and musical Christmas event now through January 8, 2012. Shadracks Christmas Lights Wonderland features a drive [...]
Gatlinburg Craft Community Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Expo Many of our guests patiently await Gatlinburg’s arts and crafts fairs, and the time for another is near! Our 8-mile Arts & Crafts Community is home to the largest group of independent artisans in North America, and aptly designated a Tennessee Heritage Arts & Crafts Trail. [...]
Annual Tree Festival in Gatlinburg This Thanksgiving Holiday, be sure to stop in and get your Christmas spirit primed at the 2011 Festival of Trees in downtown Gatlinburg. Located in the Mills Conference Center, next to the Gatlinburg Convention Center, it’s an easy trolley ride to enjoy a wonderland of beautifully decorated trees, twinkling lights, [...]
Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919 but fighting ended months earlier when an armistice (temporary cessation of hostilities) went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh [...]
The Dukes of Hazzard General Lees are Coming! Make your way to the downtown Gatlinburg Parkway, just a 3-block stroll from Carr’s Cottages, by 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 to witness a parade of General Lees and other Hazzard County vehicles completing their run from Cooter’s Place in Nashville. There could quite possibly be [...]
Opening August 26, 2011 in Pigeon Forge! Make your reservations at Carr’s and then get set to enter a rural mountain homestead complete with two log cabins and trees! This rowdy, good-time dinner show pits the fictitious Dawson and McGraw families against each other in a series of lumberjack events including log rolling, speed climbing [...]
It’s almost time for the Dollywood Bluegrass Music and Barbeque Festival and we’ve got your discount tickets right here at Carr’s Northside! August 19, 2011 begins 14 days of Bluegrass music with over 300 concerts at Dollywood, all included for free with your admission. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder kickoff the festival featuring Brian Keith [...]
It’s time to cash in on a holiday! The State of Tennessee Annual Sales Tax Holiday weekend begins at 12:01 a.m on Friday, August 5 and ends Sunday, August 7 at 11:59 p.m. This TN no tax weekend is something locals and visitors alike look forward to each year as we prepare for back to school [...]
It’s time for the Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair at the downtown Convention Center! The convention center will once again transform into a cultural arts and crafts community of creative individuals and couples from all across the USA. Over 180 talented artists will be exhibiting and demonstrating their crafting skills along with selling their creations from July [...]
The Downtown Gatlinburg 36th Annual Fourth of July Celebration is just days away! This 2-day festival will begin on Sunday, July 3 with musical performances at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. Starting at 10 a.m. and continuing at two-hour intervals, you’ll hear the sounds of the Dixieland Band, the Brass Quintet, the Jazz Ensemble, and [...]